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The company has filed more UDRPs than any other company in the world and have reclaimed over 15,000 domains.<ref>[[ICANN 40]] Interview with [[David Howell]]</ref>
 
The company has filed more UDRPs than any other company in the world and have reclaimed over 15,000 domains.<ref>[[ICANN 40]] Interview with [[David Howell]]</ref>
 
==Background==
 
==Background==
Citizen Hawk was founded in 2006 by [[Graham MacRobie]] and is based in Aliso Viejo, California.<ref>[http://www.domainnamestrategy.com/category/categories/citizenhawk DomainNameStrategy.com]</ref> In 2008, Citizen Hawk received a funding of $3Million from [[Maveron]] LLC.<ref>[http://techcrunch.com/2008/05/12/citizenhawk-raises-3-million-to-target-cybersquatters/ techcrunch.com]</ref>
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Citizen Hawk was founded in 2006 and is based in Aliso Viejo, California.<ref>[http://www.domainnamestrategy.com/category/categories/citizenhawk DomainNameStrategy.com]</ref> In 2008, Citizen Hawk received a funding of $3Million from [[Maveron]] LLC.<ref>[http://techcrunch.com/2008/05/12/citizenhawk-raises-3-million-to-target-cybersquatters/ techcrunch.com]</ref>
 
===Business Model===
 
===Business Model===
 
Citizen Hawk has an innovative business model. It files a complaint against [[Cybersquatting|cybersquatter]]s with [[ICANN]] on behalf of its clients, and pays the complaint filing fees up front. After the domain is recovered, it charges a commission on the ad revenue of these domains.<ref>[http://vator.tv/news/2008-05-30-citizen-hawks-anti-cybersquatting-strategy vator.tv]</ref>  
 
Citizen Hawk has an innovative business model. It files a complaint against [[Cybersquatting|cybersquatter]]s with [[ICANN]] on behalf of its clients, and pays the complaint filing fees up front. After the domain is recovered, it charges a commission on the ad revenue of these domains.<ref>[http://vator.tv/news/2008-05-30-citizen-hawks-anti-cybersquatting-strategy vator.tv]</ref>  
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